Mar. 28, 2015

Art project in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, created by David Best sought to bring together Protestants and Catholics to witness burning of 75-foot-tall pagan temple in which residents left memories and mementos of loved ones they have lost; project was widely viewed as quixotic, if not doomed to failure, by many locals, who in the end were proven wrong. MORE

Feb. 1, 2015

Dec. 24, 2014

Opposing parties in Northern Ireland reach deal on austerity budget dispute with Britain, as well as issues of religious animosity; agreement averts collapse of power-sharing government established 16 years earlier. MORE

Dec. 13, 2014

British Prime Min David Cameron make surprise exit from negotiations on future of Northern Ireland, saying there had been no breakthrough on various issues that continue to trouble region after decades of violent sectarian battles. MORE

Dec. 12, 2014

British Prime Min David Cameron and Irish Prime Min Enda Kenny arrive in Belfast to press rival parties in Northern Ireland to sustain their five-party coalition. MORE

Dec. 3, 2014

Ireland accuses Britain of torturing 14 Irish Republican Army suspects in Northern Ireland in 1971 and formally asks European Court of Human Rights to review its original findings in case; court ruled in 1978 that while British soldiers' interrogation tactics were inhumane, they fell short of torture. MORE

Nov. 29, 2014

Wave of violence against immigrants sweeps Northern Ireland; attacks are most common in Protestant loyalist communities, where more foreigners move due to available housing. MORE

Oct. 22, 2014

Northern Ireland will establish independent inquiry to determine how state prosecutors handled allegations by Belfast woman Mairia Cahill that she was repeatedly raped as a teenager by Irish Republican Army member Martin Morris, then secretly interrogated by group; Cahill claims Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was complicit in cover-up. MORE

Sep. 13, 2014

Rev Ian Paisley, Northern Ireland's firebrand Protestant leader, dies at age 88; he vowed never to compromise with Irish Catholic nationalists but, in his twilight years, accepted a power-sharing agreement after decades of sectarian violence. MORE

Jul. 18, 2014

Lady Justice Heather Hallett, appointed to look into legal matters arising from Northern Ireland peace process, releases report saying British government's program to inform some potential terrorism suspects that they did not face arrest is 'flawed' but not an amnesty. MORE

Jun. 1, 2014

Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column describes meeting with Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, who has been questioned in connection with the IRA's gruesome 1972 murder of Jean McConville; argues that Adams seems genuinely dedicated to ending cycle of violence and distrust, and credits him for achieving the difficult transition from armed resistance to political power. MORE

May. 23, 2014

Police in Northern Ireland say they are taking legal action against Boston College to obtain transcripts and recordings of interviews with paramilitary members on both sides of sectarian divide who took part in oral history project; had all referred to 1972 abduction, execution and secret burial of Jean McConville, widowed mother of 10 whom Irish Republican Army believed to be informer. MORE

May. 22, 2014

Helen McKendry, eldest daughter of Jean McConville, widow wrongly suspected by the Irish Republican Army of being an informer, is seeking justice for her mother's 1972 murder; has filed civil lawsuit against Sinn Fein, former political arm of the IRA and one of Ireland’s main political parties, whose leader Gerry Adams has been questioned over McConville's murder. MORE

May. 16, 2014

Op-Ed article by author Colum McCann warns that Irish peace process could be faltering after 16 years; contends disruption of peace in Ireland would be a disaster for the world, and argues that the Obama administration, which has not appointed an ambassador to Ireland for a year and half, is still vital for re-energizing the peace. MORE

May. 7, 2014

Boston College officials agree to relinquish secret interviews with former Irish paramilitaries if interviewees, who spoke years ago under guarantee of confidentiality, request documents; several have already sought transcripts out of fear they will be exposed, following arrest of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams in connection with 1972 abduction and murder based on comments he made during interviews for college's oral history project. MORE

May. 5, 2014

Gerry Adams, leader of Irish political party Sinn Fein, is released from police custody without charges after four days of questioning into 1972 Irish Republican Army murder of widow Jean McConville; police will hand over potential evidence against him to British prosecutors. MORE

May. 3, 2014

Northern Ireland police are granted permission to keep Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in custody for another 48 hours for questioning about 1972 murder of Jean McConville; party claims that police are playing politics before local and European parliamentary elections. MORE

May. 3, 2014

Op-Ed article by human rights advocate Anne Cadwallader criticizes lack of effort to bring closure to families who lost loved ones in Northern Ireland conflict and absence of consistent, fair and independent process to which they can turn; urges both British and Irish governments to support an independent commission and historical investigations unit; holds lack of oversight has left citizens little recourse but to turn against each other. MORE

May. 2, 2014

Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, former political arm of Irish Republican Army and now one of Northern Ireland's leading parties, is arrested for questioning in connection with abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972; arrest comes after officials subpoenaed interviews from Boston College oral history project whose subjects had been promised confidentiality. MORE

May. 2, 2014

Sinn Fein, Irish political party riding high in election polls in the Republic of Ireland, braces for fallout after arrest of its leader Gerry Adams, who is being questioned about 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville; killing of widowed mother of 10 is considered among the most emotive and heinous atrocities of the Northern Ireland conflict. MORE

May. 1, 2014

Police in Northern Ireland say Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, has been arrested and is being questioned about 1972 abduction and murder of a widowed mother of 10, whose body was found on a beach in the Irish Republic in 2003. MORE

Apr. 30, 2014

Great Britain will not order fact-finding inquiry into 1971 killings of 10 Belfast Catholics by British troops during a three-day street confrontation; decision infuriates families of those killed, and they vow to continue pushing for a public investigation on behalf of the dead. MORE

Apr. 12, 2014

Seamus Daly, dissident Irish Republican charged with 29 counts of murder the 1998 car bombing in Omagh, Northern Ireland, is ordered held without bail. MORE

Apr. 11, 2014

Well-known Irish Republican Seamus Daly is arrested and charged with the murders of 29 people who were killed in car bombing in Omagh, Northern Ireland, in 1998. MORE

Mar. 23, 2014

Ivor Bell, man accused of being a former Irish Republican Army Commander, is denied bail after being charged in connection with the murder of a mother of 10 in 1972, one of the most notorious crimes of the conflict in Northern Ireland; MORE

Nov. 27, 2013

Editorial criticizes Northern Ireland Atty Gen John Larkin for suggesting that it is time to limit prosecutions for violent acts committed by Irish Republican Army and other groups before country's 1998 peace accord; contends there is no need to draw a curtain on a lethal past that clearly remains deeply relevant for many people. MORE

Oct. 30, 2013

Letter bomb is sent to Theresa Villiers, Britain's top official in Northern Ireland, forcing an evacuation at the sprawling estate near Belfast that houses the offices of the province's political leaders; it is the fourth letter bomb mailed to a high-profile figure in Northern Ireland in a week. MORE

Aug. 11, 2013

Police in Northern Ireland vow to find and imprison Protestant militants who attacked and wounded 56 officers protecting parade by Irish Republican Army supporters in downtown Belfast; police brace for violence in other parts of country. MORE

Jul. 14, 2013

Hundreds of police reinforcements from Britain are deployed in Belfast after Protestant riots over blocked parade route left 32 officers, a senior lawmaker and at least 8 rioters injured. MORE

Jul. 13, 2013

Protestant marchers in Belfast throw bricks and bottles at police, who respond by spraying water at them as Northern Ireland’s annual parade season turns violent. MORE

Jul. 12, 2013

Northern Ireland's police chief calls in hundreds of reinforcements from Scotland, Wales and England in response to mounting rears over prospect of widespread sectarian rioting during weekend's Protestant marches; incident marks first time since 2007 that authorities have turned to outsiders for policing help. MORE

Jul. 7, 2013

HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones is drawing fans to areas of Northern Ireland where parts of show are shot, and they are finding much more than just dramatic landscapes. MORE

May. 19, 2013

Plan to build center devoted to study of peace and conflict resolution, along with industrial park, on former site of Maze prison in Northern Ireland raises controversy; pro-British unionists say center will become shrine to Irish Republican Army leaders who were imprisoned and died there; republicans say public will welcome a chance to glimpse ghosts of a troubled past. MORE

Mar. 31, 2013

Op-Ed article by author Colum McCann reflects on Good Friday peace agreement in Northern Ireland, which still holds after 15 years. MORE

Mar. 16, 2013

Two schools and several dozen homes are evacuated in Belfast, Northern Ireland, after what appears to be mortar is found near police station. MORE

Jan. 19, 2013

More than 40 days of violence in Northern Ireland have shown fragility of hopes generated from 1998 Good Friday agreement that is blueprint for the power-sharing government in country. MORE

Jan. 13, 2013

At least 29 police officers in Northern Ireland are injured when pro-British and Irish nationalist youths clash after another protest against decision to limit displays of British flag at Belfast City Hall. MORE

Jan. 10, 2013

British flag is hoisted over Belfast's City Hall for first time since decision not to fly it set off riots. MORE

Dec. 13, 2012

British Prime Min David Cameron offers apology to family of Patrick Finucane, lawyer who represented Irish Republican Army activists and was shot dead in 1989; Cameron observes that 500-page government-commissioned report on killing shows that there had been 'shocking level of state collusion' in killing. MORE

Dec. 8, 2012

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Northern Ireland for brief visit marked by discovery of two bombs that underscore continued power of sectarian passions. MORE

Dec. 4, 2012

Protestant protesters storm onto grounds of City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and clash with police after City Council's Catholic majority votes to remove British flag from building for most of year. MORE

Nov. 18, 2012

Town of Derry, Northern Ireland, which has a history of violent conflict, is home to a thriving arts scene and has been named the first United Kingdom City of Culture; designation will bring marquee events showcasing British and Irish culture throughout 2013. MORE

Nov. 13, 2012

New group of militant Irish nationalists calling itself legitimate successor of disbanded Irish Republican Army claims responsibility for killing prison officer in Northern Ireland on November 1. MORE

Nov. 3, 2012

Police in Northern Ireland arrest three suspected Irish Republican Army militants in connection with the killing of an off-duty prison guard. MORE

Oct. 19, 2012

Belfast Judge Seamus Treacy rules that unmarried and same-sex couples in Northern Ireland should be allowed to adopt children, rejecting 1987 adoption law that discriminates against both groups. MORE

Oct. 19, 2012

First abortion clinic on island of Ireland opens in downtown Belfast, unleashing angry protests on street and uniting Catholic and Protestant politicians in calls to investigate how clinic operates. MORE

Sep. 30, 2012

Protestant parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to celebrate centenary of signing of Ulster Covenant, 1912 petition against home rule that helped lead to partition of Ireland, passes peacefully; more than two-thirds of people living near the 50 or so walls around the city separating the Protestant and Catholic communities want barriers to remain. MORE

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A proposal discussed by British officials in the early 1980s may have been a joke, but it highlighted concerns in Hong Kong about the impending handover and in Northern Ireland about ongoing sectarian unrest.